S52Fracture of forearm Excl.:
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
Do not use S52 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Group S50-S59
- Injuries to the elbow and forearm
- Official Vietnamese name
- Gãy xương cẳng tay
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- fracture at wrist and hand level (S62.-) The following subdivisions are provided for optional use in a supplementary character position where it is not possible or not desired to use multiple coding to identify fracture and open wound; a fracture not indicated as closed or open should be classified as closed. 0 closed
Related S52 codes
S52.0
Fracture of upper end of ulna
S52.00
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of upper end of ulna, closed
S52.01
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of upper end of ulna, open
S52.1
Fracture of upper end of radius
S52.10
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of upper end of radius, closed
S52.11
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of upper end of radius, open
S52.2
Fracture of shaft of ulna
S52.20
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of shaft of ulna, closed
S52.21
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of shaft of ulna, open
S52.3
Fracture of shaft of radius
S52.30
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of shaft of radius, closed
S52.31
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of shaft of radius, open
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
